SOTD Wed 23rd January 2013

Morning everyone. What DOES one wear for a day's stripping.....wallpaper that is! Tsk Tsk. Hmmm. Actually some of my kindly donated sample of Coup De Fouet so I can enjoy it wafting beautifully around me!

Re: SOTD Wed 23rd January 2013

You guys: one is marinating, one is stripping, one is tackling the mountain, one is pottering (whatever it is? Like Demi Moore in Ghost?), and one is applying for a visa to an impossible destination!

I am at a 9K mark today. Not like I contribute a lot -- I mostly complain and b*tch, and perhaps need two Johnson and Johnson's bandaids to crisscross over my mouth (or, fingers?). Oh well.... I also pull a Houdini disappearing act -- sorry, it is my silly life. Yeah right. Thanks for being here for me.

Mr.T is doing better, his Doctor called last night arranging for a pickup day sometime later next week -- January 31, fingers crossed. I am off work today, will be baking a cake for a friend who had lost a relative, something comforting with caramel. Or, honey, possibly.

One of the lesser known jasmines by Francis Kurkdjian -- but sweet and rich -- Ungaro Femme 2007 (did you know Ungaro fragrances are being produced under Salvatore Ferragamo creative license since 1996?), it is shown in the Directory but the year is wrong.

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Originally Posted by Twolf

Not like I contribute a lot

Lol, nothing could be further from the truth! I love your posts and look forward to them everyday! Congratulations, T, on your posting milestone and so happy to hear Mr. T is better and will be coming home soon.

Well we're still in the deep freeze, wind chill advisories continue into tomorrow.

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Good morning, everyone!

Mardi Gras is under way here and I'm feeling a bit festive myself, so Ysatis de Givenchy it is, body cream and three drops of parfum ...no spritz today.

(((Wolfie))) - so glad to know Mr.T will be home with you soon ...thank goodness! Y'all take good care of each other ...he's lucky to have you, and he makes you laugh, I know. And congratulations on another big ol' impressive milestone - thanks for still being here.

Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual...Carl Sagan

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VETIVER

Have I told you about the scent of jasmine? Have I spoken about the smell of the sea? The earth is scented. And I perfume myself to enhance what I am. That's why I can not wear a perfume that bothers me. Perfuming is an instinctive wisdom. And like all art, it requires some knowledge of yourself..."
Clarice Lispector ( 1920-1977) - Perfumes da Terra / Earth Perfumes

Re: SOTD Wed 23rd January 2013

Originally Posted by teardrop

"Pottering" just means getting a few little jobs done around the house, with no hurry, pressure or deadlines. Lovely.

I knew what this was as it's very close to what I do, which is "putter." Puttering around the kitchen or the garden ...and my mother putters too, but my grandmother used to "tootle" as well as "putter" ...but there really can't be much of a difference. I'm sure we're all really "pottering."

Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual...Carl Sagan

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Har! "Pootle" ...that is pretty funny.

Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual...Carl Sagan

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Seems like everyone's in a 'punchy' mood today. (giggle)

Woke up with the need to smell like wood. Seriously. I imagine this sort of thing doesn't happen to non-Basenoters, but it happens to me all the time. And, of course, I spent about 10 minutes in front of my bottles/decants/samples just deciding what type of wood scent I wanted to wear. Exasperating. But effective...since it forced me to wear something I hardly ever wear...

Zagorsk (Series 3: Incense) by Comme des Garcons

I am reading a wonderful novel, 'The Magician King' by Lev Grossman. There are forest scenes, where if I imagined a smell to scent that particular scene, it would be Zagorsk. The stages of wood on this are unique: pine, resins, white smoke, incense. I usually douse myself in it, so it sticks, and now I'm enjoying the wonderful gentle whiffs at my office desk. Definitely 'magical'.

"Human interaction can be hell. Or it can be a great spiritual practice."

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Going to visit my dentist today - can't wait. He always wears Aramis the day I come in, and he smells divine in it (it's the fragrance, not him). I've been trying to decide what to wear for reciprocation, and am going to wear a new sample I like, Bottega Veneta. I was trying to think of something that might complement his Aramis, so we don't clash when he's got his wrist in my nose.

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Hello again -

I'm in L'Arte di Gucci this afternoon. ♥

Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual...Carl Sagan

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Been in a dreadful mood today, not sure why. I even indulged in chemical warfare against silly DH; one or too many sprays of Fracas (the one scent he cannot stand). But Karma is a fast acting bitch sometimes - now I feel sick to my stomach myself...gah!!

Glad to see dear Wolfie back!

Everything passes. Everything changes. Just do what you think you should do.
--Bob Dylan

Re: SOTD Wed 23rd January 2013

Some thread today! Very happy news about Mr.Twolf; he must be so ready to have his honey take care of him. Hospital staff does their best but nothing competes with a loved one's care. I know you'll be good medicine for him, Twolfie.